July 3, 2024 – Our sail began northbound on the flood tide. As we approached the Wasp Islands we heard a report of Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T65B’s moving…
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Humpback whales BCX0854 “Europa” and BCY0324 “Big Mama” BREACH FEST
June 29, 2024 – We had a whale of a day as we watched two very active humpback whales north of East Point. BCX0854 “Europa” and BCY0324 “Big Mama” were…
Read moreWildlife tour including Southern Resident J Pod Orcas and a Minke Whale
June 28, 2024 – As we were sailing south through Cattle Pass we came across Southern Resident orcas from J pod who had come down Rosario Strait and were approaching…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T86A3’s and T123’s Thatcher Pass
June 23, 2024 – After leaving Friday Harbor we moved quickly from Turn Island toward Upright Channel with news of Biggs/Transient orcas T123’s and T86A3’s northbound in Rosario Strait. The…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T65B’s Spieden to Wasp Pass
June 18, 2024 – We had a fun sail today with a family of Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T65B’s. After casting off we moved quickly up San Juan Channel…
Read morePacific white-sided dolphins, Biggs Orcas, and a Proposal!
May 30, 2024 – Today we had heard some exciting news… there was a pod of about a dozen Pacific white-sided dolphins hanging out close to shore near Jackson Beach,…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T124A’s in West Sound
May 12, 2024 – Our morning started with an email from our previous passengers seeing orcas breaching off the south end of Shaw Island while on the ferry. We shifted…
Read moreAbundance of wildlife including a small humpback whale in Haro Strait
April 24, 2024 – Today we circumnavigated Spieden and Stuart Islands and saw some amazing wildlife. Unfortunately, orcas (T65 and T63) vanished before we got on scene south of Turn…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T34’s, T36’s and T37’s hunting by Parks Bay, Shaw Island
October 29, 2023 – Shortly after casting off we spotted a bald eagle, some harbor porpoise and had distant views of Dalls porpoises across the channel. A friend on a…
Read moreSouthern Resident Orcas with Mt Rainier backdrop
October 18, 2023 – Beam reach sail as we left Friday Harbor with an ebb current running and a light northerly wind. Jibing to run downwind wing on wing we…
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